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TO ALL WHOM IT MAYv CONOERN:

Be it known: that I, G. PETERS, of Granville, in the county of Licking, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefullmplovementsin Harvester-Rakes; and I de hereby declare the following to be la full -aml exactdescription thereof, reference'being had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure is a 'plan or topfview of a harvesting machine, with my improved rake attached.

,"Figure '.Zis a rear elevation ot' the platform, showing the rake and its carriage in twoA positions, together with the means for operating the same. n

*.Figure. 3 is a side elevation of the rake and rake-carriage detached; and

vIligure 4 is a detached View of some of the parts hereafter vreferred to.

`Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the-figures.

AMy invention relates to that class of rakes which discharge the grain at the side el' the platform and behind the main frame 'ofthe machine, the rake reciprocating in ways or guides arranged in Tear of the platform, and in a pathparallel, or nearly parallel, with the cutting apparatus. 4

In theaeoompanying drawings, A represents the main frame of a harvesting machine; B B, themain sup porting and driving-wheels; C, the main drive-wheel axle, provided with lthe main bevel-wheel C, which drives a bevel-pinion, D, on theIran'k-shaft. from which motionis communicated to the cutfers in` the usual manner. E is a drag-bar, to wh'icht'he cutting apparatus is connected, attached at its forward end tp an inner extension ofthe forward.transverscbar of the frame, and in suitable uprights or bearings on said drag-bar is mounted the rake-driving shaft F, te which motion is communicated from a bevel-wheel, D1, on the crank-shaft through bevel-wheel d, shaft U2, and bevel-wheel (Z to bevel-wheel d: on thelfor/ward end of shaft F, as `shown by the drawings. ,L l

The machine represented, in its general construction resembles that known as Balls Ohio Machine`,iand for the purposeof adapting the driving mechanism to operate the rake equally well in all the'varying positions l of the platform and cutting apparatus in relation to theimain frame provided for in such eonstructiom'the shaft Dg, with its bevel-wheel, is mounted in bearings in a coupling-arm, a, (see iig. 4,) which, at one end, b, embraces and is free to turn on the crank-shaft, and at its other end embraces and is free to turn on the rakefdrvingshaft F. The shaft F extends backward underneath the inner edge of the rectangular platform G, and isprovided at its rear end with the pulley or sprocket-wheel e. e is a similar wheel or pulley, mounted at theeuter end I of the platform. H is a horizontal way or guide, arranged in rear of the platform, and connected-thereto at each endby means of angular ar'ms or extensions 7e 71, in the manner shown by the drawings, gs. 1 andi. E is an angular plate or carriage, providied, on its lower horizontal face, with four projecting pins or pivots, on which are mounted four groovcd friction-rollers, z'e', arrangedin such manner as to closely embrace the rod or way H. On the upper face of the carriage I, inv suitable lugs z" z", the rear end of the rake-head J is pivoted.

The vertical arm I of the carriage I is slotted to receive a grooved slide, K, which, at 'its upper end, is con n ected by a link, k, to the rake-head J, (see iig. 3,) and, at its lower end, is provided with a horizontal arm, Z, onthe forward end of which is mounted the groeved wheel or friction-roller m, arranged to work back and forth and over and under the guide-plate L. M is an endless chain, working on pulleys e e', and driven by pulley e .t on the shaft F in a manner explained above. The arrangement of parts is such, as will be seen by inspection ofthe drawings, as te bring the chain orbelt M into line with the arm Zon-slide K, between the slide and the grcoved roller m, and one ofthe links of the chain is perforated or otherwise adapted to receive or be connected 'i to the arm Z, which thus has communicated to it the'movements of chain -M.

The operation is as follows: Motion being communicated to chain M through the train of gearings described, or in other suitable manner, the arm lis made to follotl the movements thereof, and a reciprocating movement is imparted to the carriage I, and a reciprocating and fallingmovement of the rake-headycs follows, viz: Supposing the rake to be at the outer end oftheplatform, and ready to commence its discharge stroke, the paris are then in position, shown by black lines, iig. 3, the roller, working underneath the way or plate L, and serving, through the slide K and link le, to hold the 'rn-ke down upon the platform, .while `the movement of the chain, from the outer to the inner end underneath theA rollers, causes the-jn'ecessaryimovement of the rakev carriage and rake to cife'cf the discharge of the grain, 'the cariiage,'lhav ilrlgi i ehedhepin'nerend of Way WAN' or guides H, the rising ofthe link in the chain to -ivhich armjvis attached, in passing over the pulley c, causes the rake, through the vertical reciprocation of slide K, to be thrown up into the elevated position shown in red lines, fig. 3, wlRn the roller, working over the guide L, causes the rake to be maintained in such elevated position for passing the grain on the platform and the falling grain until ity reaches the outer'end of snidguidc, i

when the position ofthe parts is reversed, and the operation repeated as before.

I have shown niyuake attachment as adapted to that constructionof machine known as Balls Ohio Reaper, but it will be obvious that it may be applied to any ofthe various constructions in common use.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isk 1. The reciprocating rake-'carriage I I', in combination with the reciprocating slide K. and chain M, substantially as described. Y

2. The rake-head J, pivoted to the reciprocating carriage I I', in combinationwith the reciprocating slide K, operating as described. l A

3. The arrangement of the -ways or guides H L, in relation to the platform and in combination with the rake-carriage and lifting slide, substantially as described.

4. The combination ofthe reciprocating and lifting rake J and carriage I, ways or guides H L, and endless chain M with the platform G, substantially as described.

, 'G. M. PETERS.

Witnesses i I JAS. L. Cox, Jr., I. R. PETERS. 

